smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
secret; private; surreptitious
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to come to one's senses; to calm down
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
when it becomes; when it comes to
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
retreating figure; appearance from behind
that day; the very same day
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)